Irene Kral - Kral Space album flac

Irene Kral (January 18, 1932 – August 15, 1978) was an American jazz singer who was born to Czechoslovakian parents in Chicago, Illinois, and settled in Los Angeles in the early 1960s. She died, due to breast cancer, in Encino, California. Kral's older brother, Roy Kral, was a successful musician when she began to sing professionally as a teenager. She sang with bands on tours led by Woody Herman and Chubby Jackson, the former Herman bass player.

Kral is heard throughout at the peak of her powers on this haunting session featuring pianist Alan Broadbent, bassist Fred Atwood, drummer Nick Ceroli and Emil Richards on percussion and vibes. Her renditions of a slower-than-usual "Star Eyes," "Once Upon Another Time," "Small Day Tomorrow," "Sometime Ago" (the definitive version), "Everytime We Say Goodbye" and a pair of Tommy Wolf/Fran Landesman songs ("It's Nice Weather for Ducks" and "It Isn't So Good It Couldn't Get Better") are all quite memorable

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So here goes; Alan Broadbent on piano, Fred Atwood on bass, Nick Ceroli on Drums, and Emil Richards on vibes and percussion. KRALL SPACE was reissued in 2000 by the good folks at COLLECTABLES. There are some brief but interesting liner notes by one Jessica Webster, also recording dates and times and a "family portrait" of Irene, the musicians and producers (even Dave Frishberg who wrote WHEELERS AND DEALERS is there). I'm not gonna tell you this is a "must have" cd only because the term is so over used. I can only tell you that I am a long time jazz fan who can take or leave most singers. However, for my collection, KRALL SPACE is essential.

More Irene Kral albums. Better Than Anything. The Band and I. Show all albums by Irene Kral.